Libya Energy Situation
Overview
| Libya | |||
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Capital |
Tripoli (32°52′N 13°11′E) | ||
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Official language(s) |
Arab (official), English, Italian | ||
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Government |
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President |
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Total area |
1,759,540 km2 | ||
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Population |
6,733,620 (July 2012 est.) | ||
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Rural population |
22% of total population (2010) | ||
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GDP (nominal) |
92.62 billion US $ (2010) | ||
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GDP Per capita |
14,100 US$ (2010) | ||
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Currency |
Libyan Dinar | ||
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Time zone |
GMT+2 | ||
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Electricity generation |
26.95 TWh/year (2008) | ||
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Wind energy (installed capacity) |
MW(Year) | ||
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Solar Energy (installed capacity) |
MW (Year) | ||
With about 1,76 sq km[1], Libya is the second biggest North African country. Located between Algeria and Tunisia in the west and Egypt in the east, Libya also borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and (from west to east) Niger, Chad and the Sudan in the south. Virtually a hundred percent of its land territory is land area. Apart from the access to the sea (about 12 nm)[2], Libya has no water resources on land, which consists to more than 90%[3] of desert or semi-desert. Libyan climate ranges from Mediterranean along the coast line to extremely dry in the interior when going south. Although the barren, flat and undulating plains allow only a limited amount of land (1.03% of total territory)[4] to be arable, Libya’s soil is hiding great richness. Most prominent natural resources are petroleum, natural gas and gypsum.
The ethnic composition of the population is mainly given by Arabs, arabized Berbers, Tuareg and Tubu.[5] A vast majority of approximately 97% of the population[6] avows itself to the religion of the Islam (Sunni Muslim).
Energy situation
Renewable energy sources
Hydropower
Solar power
Biomass
Wind power
Policy framework, laws and regulations
Institutional set up in the energy sector
Activities of other donors
References
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - World Factbook, Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012. Accessed: Feb 29, 2012. URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
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- ↑ Auswärtiges Amt (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Last Updated: Feb, 2012. Accessed: Mar 14, 2012. URL: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpolitik/Laender/Laenderinfos/01-Laender/Libyen.html
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - World Factbook, Last Updated: Feb 23, 2012. Accessed: Mar14, 2012. URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
